X-47B, F/A-18 Hornet Conduct Operations Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman offered a glimpse of the future of carrier aviation on Aug. 17 by conducting a series of cooperative flights from the aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), using an X-47B Unmanned Air System (UCAS) and an F/A-18 Hornet.